<p>I have been accepted into an engineering program in college and everything. So I am not worried about getting accepted anymore. But what I am worried about is whether I will be able to actually complete the program. I have wanted to be a civil engineer since I was in about 8th grade. The only problem is that I don't show the typical attributes of an engineer. I am better at English and history, math and science were my worst subjects. I mean, I never failed any of my math or science classes, but english and history always came like second nature. But engineering is what I want to do, and I cannot think of anything else I would want to do. I love math in the sense that it is challenging and I learn new things, I am just not the best at it. I am just extremely worried that my math and science won't be what they need to be and I will end up failing and not finishing college. If I could get feedback, that would be great.</p>
<p>If you love math and solving problems and have the motivation you will succeed. I would never survive college in a major such as history or English because while those subjects are easy they are also so boring.</p>
<p>Do what you like and through hard work you’ll be able to make it.</p>
<p>You’re an Aggie? I’m going to Texas A&M in the fall! </p>
<p>And that’s exactly why I don’t want to major in those subjects, because they come so easy, it would be no fun.</p>
<p>Good engineers come with all sorts of attributes, but the one that is fairly universal is that most good engineers have a willingness to work hard.</p>
<p>Yeah. I saw that before I can register for classes I have to take a math placement test. I will be put into precalculus, but the site said about 30% are advised to take this class first, so I guess I am not the only person who isn’t great at math.</p>
<p>Yeah man I know the placement test you’re talking about. I took precal my junior year and then AP stat my senior year, that along with the fact that I didn’t look over materials or anything and just took the placement test had me on the border line of precal and calculus. I ended up deciding to go straight into calc I and did great but I do know quite a few people who took Math 150 their first semester at A&M.</p>
<p>Engineers need good writing skills to communicate professionally so if you go into engineering then you can use those skills. I say just go for it and try your best and don’t worry about being a “typical engineer.” After the first two years you find yourself not wanting to do it… you already got a lot of GE out of the way for another major. So just go for it.</p>
<p>I took AP calculus AB last year, and this year I don’t have a math class. BC wasn’t offered. And I am already not the best at math, and I have to take that test. I will end up in pre-calculus my freshman year, but I guess there are a lot of people who do that?</p>